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2021-04-22 05:55:41 GMT2021-04-22 13:55:41(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TRIPOLI, April 21 (Xinhua) The International Follow-up Committee on Libya on Wednesday welcomed Security Council resolutions 2570 (2021) and 2571 (2021), which extend the ban on the illicit export of petroleum and approve arrangements for a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned ceasefire monitoring mechanism. Participants welcomed the adoption of Security Council resolutions 2570 (2021) and 2571 (2021) that reflect their shared priorities and objectives and urge the Libyan authorities and institutions to implement them in full, said a statement issued by the United Nations (UN) Support Mission in Libya.
The statement reiterated that the primary task of the interim executive authority and all relevant institutions and authorities of Libya is to ensure holding national parliamentary and presidential elections on Dec. 24 this year, in accordance with the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).
Special Envoy Ján Kubiš continues engagement with international stakeholders to advance the peace process in Libya leading to the holding of elections on 24 December
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GENEVA, 22 April 2021 - Special Envoy of Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ján Kubiš concluded today a visit to Bern, Switzerland where he met with Swiss officials to discuss ways to assist the Libyan people and authorities during the country’s transition to a democratic, stable, prosperous period that safeguards the unity and the sovereignty Libya.
Special Envoy Kubiš met in Bern with Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor accompanied by Ambassador Maya Tissafi, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Division, and Ambassador Simon Geissbühler, Head of the Peace and Human Rights Division, and discussed the latest developments in Libya and the region. They agreed on the need to step up support to the newly elected interim authority in Libya in order to enhance th
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya
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United Nations Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and Co-chair Ambassador Christian Buck of Germany warmly welcome the participation of Prime Minister Adbulhamid Dbeiba and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Senior Officials Meeting of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya on 21 April 2021.
Participants welcomed the adoption of Security Council resolutions 2570 (2021) and 2571 (2021) that reflect their shared priorities and objectives and urge the Libyan authorities and institutions to implement them in full.
We reiterate that the primary task of the interim executive authority and all relevant institutions and authorities of Libya is to ensure holding national parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 December 2021, in accordance with the LPDF Roadmap.
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London, 21 April 2021:
A Joint Statement was issued by the Quartet of the League of Arab States, the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union yesterday. It read as follows:
At the invitation of the League of Arab States, the Sixth Meeting of the
Libya Quartet was held on 20 April 2021 between the League of Arab States (LAS), the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU).
The Meeting was convened virtually and attended by the Secretary General of the League of Arab States Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. António Guterres, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Mr. Josep Borrell, and Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission who represented the Chairperson of the AU Commission Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat.